Cloudflare

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Creating a Cloudflare connection

Create the connection by using one of the following methods:

• API Key
• API Token

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Using API Key

To create the connection you need:

• An Email
• A Global API Key

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Obtaining the credentials

1. Login to Cloudflare.

2. Navigate to API Tokens.

3. Under API Keys, click View on the Global API Key row.

4. Enter your password to unlock the secret API key.

   

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Creating your connection

1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.

2. Select the Cloudflare icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.

3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.

4. Select API Key as the method to create the connection.

5. Fill in the parameters:

   • The Email
   • The Global API Key

6. (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.

7. Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.

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Using API Token

To create the connection you need:

• An API Token

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Obtaining the credentials

1. Login to Cloudflare.
2. In the top-right corner click on My Profile > API Tokens.
3. Select Create Token.

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Creating your connection

1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
2. Select the Cloudflare icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
4. Select API Token as the method to create the connection.
5. Fill in the parameters:
   • The API Token
6. (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
7. Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.